Than fourteen times while they were together. And thanks and respect forjack charlton, one of englands world cup football heroes as crowds line the streets for his funeral. Hello and welcome. President trump has used his first Coronavirus Briefing in weeks to warn that the situation will get worse before it gets better. Tens of thousands of new cases are identified every day in the us, and more than 140,000 people have died. Speaking at the white house, mr trump urged americans to wear face coverings when they could not maintain social distancing an apparent change in tone from his previous reluctance to wear or recommend masks. Everybody that. When you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask. Get a mask. Whether you like the mask or not they have an impact, they will have an effect, and we need everything we can get. Donald trump has said the us has conducted nearly three times as many tests as all of the other countries in the western hempishere. Per capita, the us is conducti
Dead in a lorry in essex. And in half an hour, sportsday has all the latest reaction, as wales crash out of the Rugby World Cup, losing to south africa in the semifinal. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Donald trump says the leader of the so called Islamic State group, abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, has died after a military operation, conducted by Us Special Forces. Hed been described as the worlds most wanted man, and mrtrump said capturing or killing him, had been the Top National Security priority of his administation. Al baghdadi had been under surveillance in Northern Syria for weeks, and was eventually cornered, in the village of barisha. Hes said to have detonated an explosive vest, as his compound came under attack. Heres our middle east correspondent, quentin somerville. Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi died in the dark in Northern Syria. The ferocious sound of the firefight was heard for miles. Pictures of donald trump watching the operation live have now been released by the white house. He l
Dead in a lorry in essex. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers martin bentham, Home Affairs Editor at the evening standard, and the business commentator, josie cox stay with us for that. Good evening. Donald trump says the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, has died after a military operation, conducted by Us Special Forces. Hed been described as the worlds most wanted man, and mrtrump said capturing or killing him, had been the Top National Security priority of his administation. Al baghdadi had been under surveillance in Northern Syria for two weeks, eventually being cornered, in the village of barisha. Hes said to have detonated an explosive vest, as his compound came under attack. Heres our middle east editorjeremy bowen. The sound and flame of battle lasted around four hours, witnesses in the village told the bbc. In the morning, boys on their way to school checked out the rubble. Theyre from a new generation violentjihadists m
Centre in westminster, where theyll make their first speech as leader moments later. This is the scene outside the hall, where mps and officials are starting to arrive to take their seats. Norman smith is there for us. Borisjohnson Boris Johnson and jeremy hunt borisjohnson and jeremy hunt are expected to arrive in the next two minutes on the challenge facing whoever wins is enormous. Tonight the tory party will give their vision to the country and deliver brexit by october the 31st. Well take you through every moment of this crucial day, as the conservative party selects the uks next Prime Minister. Good morning and welcome to westminster. Within the next hour, we will know who will be our next Prime Minister, as the result of the conservative leadership contest is announced. This is the scene live at the Queen Elizabeth ii Conference Centre here in westminster where the outcome of the ballot of conservative Party Members will be revealed. Borisjohnson is the clear favourite over his
Has been we will not even discuss trade until the irish border and the divorce deal are sorted out. It seems that, deal or no deal, he will be asking the eu with his dash of optimism to change its mind in a way it shows no sign of doing over the last 18 months. And lets speak to our assistant Political Editor norman smith for his final thoughts. Now we know . Boris johnson will be oui now we know . Boris johnson will be our new Prime Minister but, anyway, nothing has changed. The eu still sticks to its negotiating position with the backstop, the parliamentary arithmetic is still the same, the arguments over brexit have not changed, the only differences Boris Johnson is now in number ten and his belief seems to be almost by sheer force of will he can crack that logjam, he can corral and cajole mps into backing an agreement, he can reach out to labour leave ed husic mrs may never really managed to win over and at the same time, by going toe to toe, eyeball to eyeball with the eu over no